She made headlines this year as the first ever contestant on Britain's Next Top Model.

But the dream came crashing down for Talulah-Eve Brown tonight as she became the next contestant to be booted off the cut-throat modelling contest.

The 5ft 8in beauty queen, from Burton-on-Trent, was eliminated by judges in dramatic scenes on Thursday night's episode - and in a poignant interview she tells FEMAIL she had to 'work harder' than her fellow contestants.

'There were times when I really envied them and thought, I wish I could wear those leggings without a bulge. But I tried not to let that show,' she said.

'I had to work a lot harder. And I felt that pressure sometimes. And I had to think hard about the way I was coming across because I was representing a whole community. It was a tough job. But I think I've done okay.'

Talulah-Eve, who underwent full gender reassignment surgery after filming had wrapped up, was devastated to learn she was leaving the reality show because, at 23, she was at the top of the age limit and she felt this was her 'last chance'.

Talulah-Eve argued that she'd had to work a lot harder than her fellow contestants as she had the pressure of representing the transgender community

The dream came crashing down for Talulah-Eve Brown tonight as she became the next contestant to be booted off Britain's Next Top Model, after making history as the first ever transgender participant

Reflecting on her time in the house, the beauty queen added: 'I don't pity myself in any way but I'm a pre-op trans woman in a house full of amazing women with natural-born faces, and I had to achieve that through hormones and surgery.

She also revealed that her 11 fellow contestants vying for a modelling contract with Models 1 had no idea she was transgender when they completed their first task, a swimwear photo shoot.

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'The other girls didn't know my story yet so I think that was quite nice that I did well without anyone knowing,' said Talulah-Eve, who was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2014.

'It was quite dramatic when I came out to them that night about my transition. I had to, because my room was the only one that had single beds. All the other rooms had double beds and I felt like I was being treated like a pariah or something.

Talulah-Eve, who underwent full gender reassignment surgery after filming was wrapped up, was devastated to learn she was leaving the reality show during Thursday night's epsiode

The beauty queen felt she had been booted off too soon, explaining: 'I wasn't perhaps the strongest girl in the show but there were certainly girls who weren't as strong as me'

'I got a bit upset and that's when I thought I'd better speak to the other girls about it. I thought, if these issues are going to keep coming up, I'd better open up and spill the beans. But they reacted to it quite well.'

Talulah-Eve, who works as a bar supervisor, added: 'People normally guess because to look at me, you'd never know I was trans, but when you hear me speak, my voice is quite low.'

'This was my last chance to do the show,' she added. 'I'm very fearless, very courageous, nothing scares me.

'I do still have male genital parts, but I can still be as good as the other girls so I decided to just go for it.'

Talulah-Eve said she was surprised to be eliminated from the contest as she felt there were others who weren't as strong as she was

Abbey Clancy advised Talulah-Eve to tone down her image and become less Jordan and more Jourdan Dunn

But she felt she had been booted off too soon, adding: 'I don't feel I was given a very good reason.

'I wasn't perhaps the strongest girl in the show but there were certainly girls who weren't as strong as me.

'I admit I had a bad week the previous week, and I thank them for saving me that time, but afterwards I think they used me as a bit of a scapegoat as I think I was superb.'

Talulah-Eve, who works as a bar supervisor, revealed: 'People normally guess because to look at me, you'd never know I was trans, but when you hear me speak, my voice is quite low'

Talulah, who has a black belt in karate and moonlights as a blogger, also revealed Abbey Clancey had advised her to 'tone down' her distinctive beauty look.

'My eyebrows are tattooed on and I do bold, winged eyeliner and have plumped up lips, and Abbey said I had to tone it down,' Talulah-Eve revealed.

'She said I had to go from Jordan to Jourdan Dunn which was good advice. We got rid of the big hair and toned down the eyebrows.'

The trans rights campaigner, who describes her look as 'upscale glamour', now has her sights firmly set on being the first ever transgender Victoria's Secret model.

Talulah-Eve, who underwent full gender reassignment surgery after filming was wrapped up, was devastated to learn she was leaving the reality show

Talulah (back row, centre) revealed that her fellow contestants had no idea she was transgender when they completed their first task, a swimwear photo shoot